Health Care Assistant

Horder Healthcare; Crowborough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-friendly policies

Training and development

Medical insurance

Health & wellbeing programme

Job summary

Theatre Assistant role at Horder Healthcare's The Horder Centre in Crowborough offers a chance to support patients through peri-operative care with dignity and empathy. You will work within a small, skilled team to ensure safe, compassionate patient handling and high standards of infection prevention.

Applicants should bring patient-focused values, UK experience as a Healthcare Assistant, and a commitment to ongoing development; Care Certificate/NVQ in Health & Social Care are desirable.

Qualifications

• Compassionate, patient-focused and committed to delivering excellent care.
• Approachable, professional and able to build strong relationships with patients and colleagues.
• Confident communicating within a clinical environment.
• Prior UK experience as a Healthcare Assistant (hospital or clinical setting preferred).
• Proactive, eager to learn and committed to ongoing development.
• Care Certificate and/or NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health & Social Care (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Supporting patients with dignity, compassion and respect throughout their peri‑operative pathway
• Assisting with preparation, transfers and safe patient handling within theatres
• Taking part in routine clinical tasks such as basic observations, documentation, and equipment preparation
• Supporting the theatre team during procedures in a circulating role
• Ensuring high standards of infection prevention and control
• Escorting patients and assisting with administrative duties as required
• Reporting changes in patient condition to Registered Nurses or ODPs
• Maintaining accurate records and contributing to safe, effective teamwork

Skills

Compassionate

Patient-focused

Communication

Relationship-building

Education

Care Certificate/NVQ Health & Social Care (desirable)

Job description

Are you looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference to patients during their surgical journey?

As an Outstanding‑rated organisation (CQC), Horder Healthcare is seeking a motivated and empathetic Healthcare Assistant to join our Theatre team at The Horder Centre.

Working as part of a highly skilled, close‑knit team, you will play a key role in supporting patients before, during and after their procedures—helping to create a safe, reassuring and caring environment. No two days are the same in theatres, making this an exciting opportunity for someone committed to delivering exceptional patient care and developing their clinical skills.

What We Offer

We offer a competitive salary along with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and career development. This includes family-friendly policies, outstanding training and development opportunities, full medical insurance, and access to a complete health and wellbeing programme. At Horder Healthcare, we are committed to helping you grow while ensuring you feel valued and supported every step of the way.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supporting patients with dignity, compassion and respect throughout their peri‑operative pathway
• Assisting with preparation, transfers and safe patient handling within theatres
• Taking part in routine clinical tasks such as basic observations, documentation, and equipment preparation
• Supporting the theatre team during procedures in a circulating role
• Ensuring high standards of infection prevention and control
• Escorting patients and assisting with administrative duties as required
• Reporting changes in patient condition to Registered Nurses or ODPs
• Maintaining accurate records and contributing to safe, effective teamwork

About you

• Compassionate, patient‑focused and committed to delivering excellent care
• Approachable, professional and able to build strong relationships with patients and colleagues
• Confident communicating within a clinical environment
• Prior UK experience as a Healthcare Assistant (hospital or clinical setting preferred)
• Proactive, eager to learn and committed to ongoing development
• Care Certificate and/or NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health & Social Care (desirable)
• Willing to uphold Horder Healthcare values: Caring, Friendly, Quality, Integrity, Pride

Location: The Horder Centre, Crowborough

Contract Type: Permanent 37.5 hours over 4 days per week

Shift Patterns: from 8.00am to 6.00pm

Salary: From £25,155.00 to £25,837.50 per annum (dependant on experience and relevant qualifications).

Right to work in the UK

In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencing employment. We have assessed this role and it does not meet the criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. As such, we will not be accepting any visa sponsorships for this role, and candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK independently, without sponsorship from Horder Healthcare.

At Horder Healthcare, we are proud to champion and celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in all areas of our business. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to protected characteristics by applicable law.

As a disability confident employer, we are pleased to offer our full support should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process.

In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Due to the nature of work here at Horder Healthcare, and to ensure that we remain committed to our Safeguarding policy, any applicant upon an initial offer of employment will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References and Occupational Health checks will also be taken up before appointment.